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Need devices.pcmcia.* for AIX 4.1

So my new-2-me Power Series 800 laptop, running AIX 4.1.5, does not have any devices.pcmcia.* drivers, explaining why the PCMCIA slots are apparently non-functional.

I don't have IBM 4.1 media -- I only have the perverse AIX 4.1.x media for the Apple Network Server, and there are no PCMCIA device drivers on them anyway that SMIT could find. Does someone have an ISO of a 4.1.5 (or even 4.1.4) CD handy (this is legal: if you have the hardware, you have an implicit AIX license)? Failing that, can someone with an 820 or an 850 copy off the contents of /usr/lpp/devices.pcmcia* ? I'll fashion some serial copy to get it over to it.

kokoboi sent me his files and unfortunately it looks like they're specific to the Motorola after all -- I was able to get the basic PCMCIA adapter up, but his devices.pcmcia.ethernet has a prerequisite for devices.isa.ethernet, and when he sent me that,
that
wanted a prereq of devices.mca.XXXX. Since I know these guys attach ISA to their internal PCI bus, I'm quite sure that won't work.

So it's back to square one. I
know
others here have these machines! Any assistance appreciated, since this is a doorstop at the moment.

With kokoboi's help I was able to update all the OS components, but that seems to have broken X (it now gives the infamous 'no aixgsc in ksh' error) despite the display still being detected and useable by the LFT, and the PCMCIA slots still don't work.

So let this be a precautionary tale for anyone who gets an ThinkPad 800: this damn thing is cantankerous and you probably shouldn't update *anything*.

The display is detected as a TP850, btw. Wonder if that's the problem.

We are back in business. Turns out r.stricklin also has an 800, and he was able to get me the patches for 4.1.5. The Type 6020 is apparently just different enough that the usual wsg0 and PCMCIA smitpaks don't work. Now I have CDE and Ethernet. The display is still a 'ThinkPad 850' but the configuration module is different for this earlier video chip.

And many thanks to kokoboi for all his helpfulness with stuff from his own systems!